For my spotlight today I am shining a light on Billie’s Buzz by author / illustrator Alison Brown. This beautiful picture book is released today, Thursday 4th July 2024, by Farshore Books.

Blurb

Six Legs. Four wings. No limits!

Billie’s Buzz is a delightfully funny celebration of bees, unique friendships – and the importance of bee-ing your true self by Alison Brown.

Billie is a bee with BIG ambition… When the Festival of Talents comes to town, Billie is determined to show off her skills. She’s intelligent! She’s cute! She’s agile!

But Billie’s human friend has a bit of advice: don’t use your wings. Some people can be funny about bees… Can Billie share her talents without revealing her true identity?

A perfect book for those who are nervous of bees or learning about their unique importance to the world, little ones will also discover all sorts of facts about bees.

About the Author

Alison Brown studied Fine Art at Liverpool John Moores University and Goldsmiths College, London, and worked as a designer in an advertising agency before becoming a full-time writer and illustrator.

She learned to draw by copying cartoon strips from her comics and her father’s newspapers, particularly the Peanuts cartoons by Charles  M. Schulz. Alison is the creator of Amazing Mum and Amazing Dad (2023), and Amazing Sister and Amazing Brother (2024), published by Farshore.